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| Brief Introduction of Suzhou |
| Located on the shore of Taihu
Lake in southeast Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, known as a"
paradise on earth," is a renowned historical and cultural
city with a history of more than 2,500 years. Suzhou is known
primarily as the Venice of the East and the City of Gardens.
It has remains of the city wall (including land and water gates),
old-style houses (with tile roofs and white-washed walls) lining
the canals, as well as temples, pagodas, and gardens of special
historical interest. |
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| Suzhou Sightseeing Highlights |
 [Humble Administrator's Garden]
Located in the northeast Suzhou city of Suzhou, the Humble Administrator's
Garden is the largest classical garden in Suzhou and one of
the four most famous classical gardens in China. It was originally
built in 1513 A.D by Wang Xianchen, an imperial censor who had
just been demoted and sent back to his hometown. The garden
consists of three parts with different types buildings around
streams and ponds. |
 [Hanshan
Temple]
Located in Fengqiao Town, west of Suzhou City, with its history
of more than 1400 years, the Hanshan Temple used to be one of
the top ten ancient temples in China. The temple has become
so famous because of the poem " Stay Overnight at Feng Qiao" written
by the Tang-dynasty poet Zhang Ji. The bell in Hanshan Temple
rings on the eve of Chinese New Year, bringing good luck to
all people nearby.. |
[Suzhou Lingering Garden]
The Lingering Garden was first built in 1522, one of the four
most famous classical gardens in China. The garden is separated
into the middle, eastern, northern and western parts connecting
with beautiful corridors of 700 meters long. The whole garden
features with artificial mountains, unique limestone, beautiful
pavilions and a number of attractive buildings. |
[Lion Grove Garden]
As one of the best classical gardens in Suzhou city and known
as a "kingdom of artificial mountains", the Lion Grove
Garden was built by the disciples of the famous Buddhist monk
Tian Ru, in 1342the second year of the Zhizheng Reign of the
Yuan Dynasty. It was a temple garden in its early days. The
entire garden is laid out according to a compact design, with
artificial mountains piled up in the southeast and a water surface
the northwest. The Lion Grove Garden is famous for its many
rocks grotesque in shapes resembling lions. |
 [Zhouzhuang
Town]
Located 40 kilometers southeast of Suzhou city, Zhouzhuang Town
has a history of 900 years. Most of the buildings in the town
were constructed in the Ming (1368-1644 AD) and Qing dynasties
(1644-1911 AD) and all are well preserved. Zhouzhuang Town is
regarded as the best representative of the Chinese traditional
ancient water town. |
[Tiger Hill]
Tiger Hill (Huqiu) is the most famous sight in Suzhou city,
enjoying the reputation of "the first scenic spot in Wu
area" by its imposing beauty, including Leisure Spring,
Testing Sword Rock, Third Spring, Broken-Pillar-Hall and Mountain
Villa Wrapped in Emerald Green etc.
With only 36 meters high and an area of 20hectares, you might
think it is an an artificial hill, but its history can be traced
back to 2500 years ago. The Tiger Hill Pagoda in the park is
the landmark of Suzhou city. |
[North Temple Pagoda]
Situated in the Northern Temple( also called Baoensi), the North
Temple Pagoda was first built in 502-557 AD, and rebuilt in
1153 AD. The pagoda as well as a tower with nine stories and
76 meters high, is a great place to get a fantastic view of
the entire city. |
[Panmen City Gate]
Panmen City Gate is the oldest city gate in existence in Suzhou
city. It used to be one of the eight city gates during the Spring
& Autumn Annals (770-476 BC) when Suzhou was the capital
of the Wu Kindom. The current gate was reconstructed in 1351.
It consists of Water and Land Gates, city gate tower and city
walls at both sides. |
[The Garden of
the Master of Nets]
The Garden of the Master of Nets is the smallest residential
garden but most impressive one in Suzhou city. It was first
built in the Song Dynasty (960-1280 AD), featuring with effective
use of space. The small space is its greatest charm as it
encompasses all the elements of a classic Chinese garden within
close boundaries.
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